Bert Cunningham vs Duke Esper

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Bert Cunningham and Duke Esper compared on their MLB careers: Bert Cunningham played 12 seasons, 1887 to 1901, Duke Esper 9 seasons, 1890 to 1898. Bert Cunningham has 142 wins to Duke Esper's 101.

Who has the better career numbers?

Bert Cunningham leads in 4 of the 7 lines, Duke Esper in 3. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Bert Cunningham and Duke Esper career totals

341	GP	236
142, better	W	101
167	L	100, better
4.2, better	ERA	4.4
2,726.2	IP	1,727.2
718, better	K	453
1,064	BB	667, better
1.5, better	WHIP	1.6
2	SV	5, better

Where each stands all time

Bert Cunningham and Duke Esper all-time places
Bert Cunningham	All-time rank	Duke Esper
289th (142), better	Wins (pitching)	—

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Neither has a championship or an award on file.

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Bert Cunningham and Duke Esper season by season

1st	1887	0	2, better	5.09	1890	13, better	11	4.55, better
2nd	1888	22, better	29	3.39, better	1891	20	15, better	3.56
3rd	1889	16, better	19	4.87	1892	13	6, better	3.63, better
4th	1890	12	24, better	5.63	1893	12	28	4.71, better
5th	1891	11	14	4.01, better	1894	15, better	12, better	5.81
6th	1895	11, better	16	4.75	1895	10	12, better	3.92, better
7th	1896	7	14	5.09	1896	14, better	5, better	3.58, better
8th	1897	14, better	13	4.14, better	1897	1	6, better	5.28
9th	1898	28, better	15	3.16, better	1898	3	5, better	5.98
10th	1899	17	17	3.84	—	—	—	—
11th	1900	4	3	4.36	—	—	—	—
12th	1901	0	1	5.00	—	—	—	—

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA